The coronavirus pandemic is heightening interest in raising young chickens for a reliable supply of eggs. 'We've never seen anything like this and I've been here since 1964,' the owner of one hatchery says.
Chicken hatcheries say they're seeing a spike in interest from people wanting to raise the birds at home. A poultry expert says that for the average person keeping half a dozen chickens in the summer,"you would get plenty of eggs for the family."Chicken hatcheries say they're seeing a spike in interest from people wanting to raise the birds at home.
"A lot of the stores and processing plants in New York City have closed as well," Fox says,"and a lot of our birds end up there." Suggesting that some customers might be affected by the stress millions of people are now feeling, she adds,"Everyone is very anxious, and in some cases very impatient." As for what breeds people might look for, Monaco says,"It depends on what you want. There's egg layers, that are strictly for egg-laying. There's dual-purpose, which are egg layers but they're also meat birds."
"You get into the Rhode Island Reds and the Plymouth Rocks, they're American breeds, they lay a decent-sized egg, but they're a bigger bird. They're also a meat bird."The number of eggs a hen can lay each week usually depends on the sun, Monaco says.
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